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jixxer
Aspirant
Jun 03, 2024
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RBR750 port forwarding stopped working

Port forwarding seemed to have stopped working on my router for my VPN server using port 51820. It is on the latest FW V7.2.6.31, it was working after update but suddenly stopped and hasn't worked si...
  • jixxer's avatar
    jixxer
    Jun 05, 2024

    FURRYe38 CrimpOn 

     

    Seems like something changed on my ISP where they were giving me a private IP instead of public. 

     

    Solution

    Set DMZ and PF on modem to router, then PF from router to brume. 

     

    Thanks for all the help! 

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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 03, 2024

Had this been working on prior version of FW? 
Was prior version v.21? 

 

jixxer's avatar
jixxer
Aspirant
Jun 03, 2024

FURRYe38 

 

Yes it was working on prior FW which I also tried rolling back to and it still doesn't work. So might just be a brick now 

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 05, 2024

    If you rolled back to prior FW version, did you factory reset the system and setup from scratch and check port forwarding? 

    jixxer wrote:

    FURRYe38 

     

    Yes it was working on prior FW which I also tried rolling back to and it still doesn't work. So might just be a brick now 

     

    • jixxer's avatar
      jixxer
      Aspirant
      Jun 05, 2024

      FURRYe38 CrimpOn 

       

      Seems like something changed on my ISP where they were giving me a private IP instead of public. 

       

      Solution

      Set DMZ and PF on modem to router, then PF from router to brume. 

       

      Thanks for all the help! 

      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru - Experienced User
        Jun 05, 2024

        I have been using the OpenVPN server bundled with the Orbi router for years.  My guess is that investing $85-$90 in a bume 2 VPN device is some combination of:

        • Wanting the option to run a VPN Client on the LAN rather than install VPN software on multiple devices, and
        • Wireguard is generally believed to be more efficient than OpenVPN, but not supported by Netgear on Orbi routers.

        To see "what's going on", I  installed Wireguard server on a Raspberry Pi.  (relatively painless) and forwarded port 51820 to the Pi.  Generated a Wireguard client configuration and used the QR code method to install it on a smartphone.  (Much more convenient than configuring OpenVPN on devices with cameras.)  Hot Damn!  I now have two VPNs that can be used to connect to the Orbi LAN from the internet.  Not particularly impressed with the debugging/log information generated by the Wireguard app for Android.  May check out Wireguard for Windows laptop.

         

        Thanks for bringing attention to this curious VPN device.